JOINT NOTIFICATION TO THE REGISTRAR OF THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
REGARDING THE DISPUTE BETWEEN
THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA AND MALAYSIA CONCERNING SOVEREIGNTY OVER PULAU LIGITAN AND PULAU SIPADAN
New York, 30 September 1998
On behalf of the Government of the Republic of Indonesia and the Government of Malaysia, and in accordance with Article 40, paragraph 1, of the Statute of the International Court of Justice, we have the honour to transmit to you:
1. A Certified True Copy of the Special Agreement for Submission to the International Court of Justice of the Dispute between the Republic of Indonesia and Malaysia Concerning Sovereignty over Pulau Ligitan and Pulau Sipadan, signed at Kuala Lumpur on 31 May 1997;
2. A Certified True Copy of the Proces-Verbal of the Exchange of Instruments of Ratification between the Republic of Indonesia and Malaysia, signed at Jakarta on 14 May 1998.
The aforesaid Special ａｧｲ･･ｭｾｮｴ＠ entered into force, pursuant to its Article 6, paragraph 1, on the date of exchange of instruments of ratification, i.e. on 14 May 1998.
In accordance with Article 35 of the Rules of the Court, both Governments (the Government of the Republic of Indonesia and the Government of Malaysia) hereby notify the Court of their intention to exercise the power conferred by Article 31 of the Statute of the Court to choose a judge ad hoc in these proceedings.
We further have the honour to inform you, in accordance with Article 40 of the Rules of the Court, that:
2. H.E. DATUK ABDUL KADIR MOHAMAD, Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia and H.E. Mr. A. GANAPATHY, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Malaysia to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, have been appointed as Agent and Co-Agent for Malaysia for the purpose of the present case and their address for service at the seat of the Court shall be: H.E. DATUK ABDUL KADIR MOHAMAD, Agent of Malaysia and H.E. Mr. A. GANAPATHY, Co-Agent of Malaysia before the International Court of Justice, Embassy of Malaysia to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Rustenburgweg 2 , 2517 KE The Hague.
Signed Signed
DATO' SERl ABDULLAH HAJI AHMAD BADAWI Minister for Foreign Affairs
of Malaysia
Mr. Eduardo Valencia-Ospina
Registrar of the International Court of Justice The Hague
